Service difficulty report · Fitting · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
September 5, 2000
Submitted
October 2, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N798UP
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45898
Aircraft time
64,943 hours, 24,058 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSPECTION TYPE:C123, AFT LOWER PIT TRANSVERSE FLOORBEAM END FITTING CRACKED BETWEEN BOLT HOLES FS 1160 BL 66R AT FWD UPPER CORNER OF C-PIT DOOR. REMOVED TRANSVERSE FLOORBEAM END FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 57-1-20D END FITTING FOUND TO BE CRACKED RCVD. ORDERED NEW FITTING (P/N 3754946-501N) (S/N 0 113), P/O 337650 LOCATED AND DRILLED HOLES INTO NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 5 1-1-20, INSTALLED NEW FITTING IAW DC8 SRM 51-1-21, 51-3-0, 51-1-20. REMOVED FLOORBOARD FOR ACCESS AND REINSTALLED FLOORBOARD IAW DC8 SRM 51-3-0.

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